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Saturday, November 28, 2015

President Buhari Seeks more Support from Commonwealth for Nigeria and other Coutries Plagued by Terrorism.

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked for assistance from Commonwealth to establish Committee that can help in over-seeing the rendering of support and assistance to Nigeria and other countries seriously plagued by terrorism.

The president’s Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said this on Saturday in Abuja in a statement issued to
newsmen.

The statement said Buhari made the call at a banquet hosted by Her
Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II for Heads of State and Government
participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Malta.
The President expressed hope that the committee would be established before the next meeting of the organisation.

According to him, the committee, when functional, should visit
member-countries of the Commonwealth where terrorist organisations have
established a foothold with a view to evolving practical strategies for
more meaningful assistance to them.

He urged the Commonwealth to show greater resolve in helping Nigeria
and other developing nations in its ranks to overcome the challenges of
economic development, security, terrorism and corruption.

"With the improvement of global communications, terrorism has no borders now."

"What happened recently in France had a profound effect on all of us,
but very few countries realise that Nigeria has suffered terrorist
casualties of over 10,000 killed in the last six years."

"Right now, we have over two million internally displaced persons,
most of whom are women and children and most of the children are
orphans,’" he said.

Buhari informed the gathering of efforts being made by Nigeria and
other members of the Lake Chad Basin Commission to curb the menace of
Boko Haram.

He said that the problem of terrorism in West Africa had been aggravated by the collapse of the Gadhafi’s regime in Libya.

"We have agreed to a joint task-force for the elimination of Boko
Haram, but it may not be easy, especially after the events in Libya when
trained people with weapons moved back to Sahel region from where they
were recruited by the former Libyan leader."

"Those weapons and expertise in their use are now aggravating the situation in the Sahel and further south," he said.

While calling for more international assistance to Nigeria and other
countries affected by terrorism, Buhari expressed appreciation for the
assistance received from the Commonwealth, Britain, the Group of Seven
Industrialised Nations, France and the United States.

"I am grateful to Britain, France and the United States. They have
already sent teams to train the Nigeria Military and Police in the
control of terrorism."

"The Commonwealth has helped us in so many ways by the visible
support they have been giving to help us overcome the problem of
terrorism," he said.

The statement said that the United Nation’s Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon also attended the banquet.